decorem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →decor, (gen.), decoris:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful; pleasing to the senses;
acc. sg. (m./f.) - Entry →decoris, decoris, decore:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beautiful; pleasing to the senses;
acc. sg. (m./f.) - Entry →decoro, decorare, decoravi, decoratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
adorn/grace, embellish/add beauty to; glorify, honor/add honor to; do credit to;
sg. pres. act. subj. 1st - Entry →decor, decoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beauty/good looks, decent appearance; ornament; grace/elegance/charm; propriety;
acc. sg.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...basium dedit. Ego etiam si repositum in pristinum decorem puerum gaudebam, abscondebam tamen frequentius vultum, intellegebamque..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...deesse pondus putant. VIII. Nam ut humanae formae decorem addiderit supra verum, ita non explevisse deorum auctoritatem videtur..."Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...caput est, cum ad illum de quo dixi decorem, tum etiam ad significationem. LXIX. Decoris illa sunt..."Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...nisi quod in evitandis eius modi verbis non decorem compositionis quaerimus, sed facilitatem. Non tamen mirabor Latinos magis..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...aptum orationis virtuti circumlocutio. Verum hoc ut cum decorem habet periphrasis, ita cum in vitium incidit perissologia dicitur..."
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...velis adnubilat aura secundis.carpitur eximium fato Priscilla decorem; 150qualiter alta comam silvarum gloria pinusseu Iovis igne malo..."Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...equorum; forma viro, quam cernis, erat: licet ipse decorem adspicias fictaque probes ab imagine verum; par animus formae..."Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sagitta Aonio visa est iuveni, tamen ille decorem miratur magis: et cursus facit ipse decorem. aura refert ablata..."
